i'd say today would be the last day (for domestic customers) to order anything in the shop and receive it in time for christmas.  i'll ship all orders via priority mail by tomorrow.  as a little added extra you can use the coupon code EXTRA10 at checkout for 10% off your order.

i hope you have a great holiday.  i know there are many aspects of the holidays which can be challenging but here's to holding close all the wonderful moments that can happen as well.  we don't have a christmas tree yet but we did hang one strand of white lights up the other night and it feels festive and reassuring.   there's love in the world and i hope you're feeling it.
x
liane

here

i found this vintage enamel top table circa 1930s-40s at the dump a few days ago.  it was covered in surface rust and i spent a couple hours yesterday cleaning it.  there's still a little left so if you have any tips for me for getting that last bit off let me know.  so far i've used a paste of vinegar and baking soda and some nasty commercial bleach cleaner.  it was crazy warm here yesterday so i was able to do the work outside.  

here's what the table looked like prior:

all the wood nailed to the legs served no structural purpose...so i just pulled it off.  i'm guessing it was the work of a child just messing around.  there was a little drawing in pencil on one of the boards.

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this morning i walked out into the woods behind my place and chopped down a small charlie brown christmas tree:

i'll wait till eli gets home from school to decorate.

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and now i'm gonna get to work.

xo

me